Southern Catholic College Names Jeremiah Ashcroft as Founding President.Business Editors & Education Writers ATLANTA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 30, 2002 Southern Catholic Nears $10 Million For Phase 1 Construction Southern Catholic College Southern Catholic College is a private, co-educational Roman Catholic four-year college located in Dawsonville, Georgia. It was founded in 2000 by Thomas J. Clements and the first classes were held in the fall of 2005. , a regional private Catholic college in formation, announced today the appointment of Jeremiah J. Ashcroft, Ph.D., as president, effective July 1 of this year. In addition, Southern Catholic, opening in the Fall of 2003, has raised close to $10 million to start the Phase 1 construction for the college. Ashcroft holds 30 years of experience within the University System of Georgia The University System of Georgia (USG) is the organizational body that includes all public institutions of higher learning in Georgia. The System is governed by the Georgia Board of Regents. . For more than nine years, Ashcroft served as president of East Georgia College East Georgia College is a fully-accredited two-year college of the University System of Georgia. A main campus located in Swainsboro, and its Statesboro Center serves Emanuel, Bulloch, and counties throughout east central Georgia. in Swainsboro, Ga. and also was vice president of Academic Affairs and professor of English there. Earlier, he was chairman of the Division of Humanities, and associate professor of English and Humanities at Bainbridge College Bainbridge College is a Community College in the University System of Georgia. For more than 30 years Bainbridge College has provided higher education to the residents of southwest Georgia. in Bainbridge, Ga. Ashcroft also taught English at Thomas College  This article or section is written like an .Please help [ rewrite this article] from a neutral point of view. Mark blatant advertising for , using . in Thomasville, Ga. "We are excited Jerry will serve as our founding president," said Tom Clements
Tom Clements (born June 18, 1953, in McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania) was a great Canadian Football League quarterback. , chairman of Southern Catholic. "We are very fortunate to appoint a president with such stellar academic credentials and extensive experience within the University system of Georgia. Mr. Ashcroft is an excellent leader who will help develop a college that will set the standard in Catholic-based education. We are also very pleased to be so close to accomplishing our first goal of raising $10 million to fund our initial construction of the college. Our next fund-raising campaign will further strengthen our future development plans for the college." "It is a privilege to be named the president of the first Catholic college in Georgia," said Ashcroft. "I look forward to directing the formation of Southern Catholic and its future success." Ashcroft, a native of Utica, N.Y., holds a bachelor's from LeMoyne College, Syracuse, N.Y., and a master's degree and doctorate in philosophy from Florida State University Florida State University, at Tallahassee; coeducational; chartered 1851, opened 1857. Present name was adopted in 1947. Special research facilities include those in nuclear science and oceanography. , Tallahassee, Fla. He served in active duty as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Marine Corps in Vietnam and Okinawa, Japan. During this period, he received several medals honoring bravery in battle and his excellent military service record. He has served as president of the Chamber of Commerce and several community development boards in Emanuel County and Swainsboro and has been honored with numerous awards on his community leadership. Ashcroft is a member of the Phi Kappa Phi The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi (or simply Phi Kappa Phi) is the oldest, largest and most selective all-discipline honor society for land-grant and public colleges in the United States. Honor Society, the American Association of Higher Education and the South Atlantic Modern Language Association. He is a colonel in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. Ashcroft has a wife and three adult children. His family will be residing in Dawson County. Southern Catholic is a regional private liberal arts college Liberal arts colleges are primarily colleges with an emphasis upon undergraduate study in the liberal arts. The Encyclopædia Britannica Concise offers the following definition of the liberal arts as a, "college or university curriculum aimed at imparting general knowledge in formation dedicated to providing a technologically advanced learning environment grounded in the teachings of Catholic values and the Catholic intellectual tradition. Southern Catholic will offer small classes and utilize state-of-the-art technology. The college plans to open in the Fall 2003. For more information, call 678-584-0484, or write, Southern Catholic College, 4227 Pleasant Hill Rd., Building 11, Suite 202, Duluth, GA 30096, or visit our website at www.southerncatholic.org. |
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